Day 5: Remembering Local History during Black History Month Naomi McClean was the founder of the first Black public stenographic office (est. 1939) and the first Black business school (est. 1941) in Winston-Salem. Both the office and school were located in the Bruce Building on Patterson Avenue. The school offered day and evening classes to young men and women, providing an opportunity to acquire business and clerical skills. During the 1960s, the school was renamed McLean’s… Stenographic Services, and McClean continued to teach and serve the community until her retirement in 1987. McClean passed away in 1995. The Depot Street Renaissance mural by Leo Rucker represents the contributions of just a few of the many individuals, businesses and institutions that made the neighborhood that is now the Innovation Quarter a prestigious community and a thriving hub of Black enterprise. Visit the mural on 7th Street between Research Pkwy and Vine St: https://bit.ly/3Hshe2M #blm #blackhistory #history #blackhistorymonth2022 #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #bhm #blacklivesmatter #BHM2022